摘要:This study,was conducted to measure the mediating effect of distributive justice onthe relationship between pay level,pay structure and job commitment.A survey researchmethod was used to gather 194 usable questionnaires from academic staff of 15 Malaysianpublic community colleges (MPCC).Outcomes of testing mediating model using a stepwiseregression analysis showed that distributive justice had increased the efect a] pay design features (i.e,pay level and pay structure) on job commitment.This result confirms thatditributive justice does act as a full mediating variable in the pay design models of theorganizational sector sample.In addition,implications of this study to compensation theoryand practice,methodological and conceptual limitations,as well as directions for futureresearch are discussed.